In 2017, St. Mary Parish in Platteville celebrated its 175th anniversary. That was when parishioner Diane Drefcinski, began writing the history of the parish.
Year: 2024
A seis meses de su comienzo, Into the Deep trae cambios, retos, y una esperanza renovada
El 1 de julio de 2023, Into the Deep, el proceso de planificación estratégica integral de varios años de la Diócesis de Madison, comenzó la Fase Uno.
Toast for a winter wedding
Dear Readers,
I wish you could have been with me at my son’s wedding last week. The beautiful Nuptial Mass was celebrated at Holy Mother of Consolation Church in Oregon with a lovely reception afterwards down the road at a banquet hall overlooking the valley.
Since you weren’t able to be there, I thought I might at least share with you the toast I gave at the dinner; I’m fairly sure you can relate to what I was trying to say:
Seis meses de ‘Into the Deep’
Acabamos de pasar los seis meses desde que Into the Deep comenzó formalmente en toda la diócesis, un cambio más notablemente marcado por el cambio de sacerdotes y en los horarios de las Misas el 1 de julio de 2023.
Couple welcomes first baby of 2024
Lianna and Luke Kersting of Oregon, parishioners of St. Mary Parish in Pine Bluff, met their third child just minutes after 12 midnight on January 1.
Pray for our priests: Present and future
Every January, I am blessed to lead a retreat for fourth-year deacons from St. Francis de Sales Seminary in Milwaukee. As you read this column, we are on retreat at Joseph and Mary Retreat House in Mundelein, Ill., and I ask for your prayers for these men.
What’s new at Resurrection Cemetery in Madison?
In 2024, Resurrection Cemetery has important plans for the beautification of its mausoleum and grounds, and the diocese is implementing an online grave search feature.
Exploring the challenges and possibilities of AI
The recent explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) has been met with mixed reactions, from optimism to alarm to confusion.
A lesson in Catholic hospitality
I realized later that hospitality really is at the heart of evangelization, when you open the doors of your heart and home to the domestic Church inside, even when it is really difficult.
Nuevo año 2024: El Papa Francisco ofrece doce nuevas intenciones
Nuevo año 2024: El Papa Francisco ofrece doce nuevas intenciones